Registration No: TYP 217
Frame No: 1861-6
Engine No: 1861-6
CC: 350
MOT: Exempt

• Authentically restored Douglas Dragonfly, one of 1457
• The last in the line of the distinctive 350cc flat twins
• Restoration file, manuals, buff log book and V5C

Douglas motorcycles were manufactured between 1907–1957 in Kingswood, Bristol and were especially known for their horizontally opposed twin cylinder engined bikes, initially fore and aft and eventually in an across-the-frame layout . The first of these models launched in 1945 was the T35 featuring a pivoted fork rear frame sprung with torsion bars and leading link "Radiadraulic" front forks with compression springs and hydraulic damping, radical front and rear suspension designs for the time. The last new motorcycle produced by the company, the 1955 Dragonfly, was built around an improved version of the existing engine but despite its riding comfort being described as "equal to a car's", only 1,457 Dragonfly motorcycles were sold before the company was taken over and production ended in 1957. The company also built a range of cars between 1913 and 1922 and famously built Vespa scooters under license in the 1950s.

This beautifully presented Dragonfly, originally supplied by Pride and Clarke, has been tastefully restored back to its original condition. Still sporting its full set of Miller electrics as it would have been when new, the bike was fully repainted, the wheels rebuilt, new period style tyres fitted and the seat recovered during the restoration. Run and ridden recently by the vendor, it comes supplied with a restoration file, some instruction manuals, a buff log book and a current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189